Cigarette.



'Patanted Oct. 3|, I899.

" Nix-636,088.

vonou. CIGARETTE.

(Application filed M'ay 22, 1899.)

(No Model.)

w m Q NITED STATES PATENT Enron.

ISAAC VORON, OF LONDON, ENGLAND.

CIGARETTE.

S IPECIFICATIION forming part of Letters Patent No. 636,088, datedOctober 31,- 1899.

Application filed May 22, 1899. Serial No. 717,779. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, ISAAC VoRoN, a subject of the Queen of GreatBritain, residing at London, England, have invented new and usefulImprovements in Cigarettes, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to improvements in the manufacture ofcigarettes,the object being to provide a cigarette with a tip ormouthpiece so arranged that practically no nicotine will enter the mouthof the smoker and that the tobacco will not come into contact with thelips of the smoker.

In carrying out my invention I make the cigarette in the ordinarymanner, a portion of the case at one end not being filled with tobacco.My improved tip consists of a thimble of suitable materialsuch as paper,cork, or thin sheet metal or foilprovided with a wad of absorbentmaterial, such as felt, blotting-paper, flannel, sponge, or charcoal.This thimble is placed over or in the end of the cigarette, the wadentering the part'of the case not filled with tobacco; The end of thethimble is perforated with one or more holes for the passage of air andsmoke, and a strip of suitable materialsuch aspaper, cork,or thin sheetmetal or foilis placed around the end of the cigarette to form themouthpiece.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 is a sectional side elevation ofa cigarette manufactured according to the invention. Fig. 2 is an endview thereof. Fig. 3 is a side elevation of the thimble forming the tip.Fig.4 is an end view thereof, and Fig. 5 is a view of a detailhereinafter described. All these figures are drawn to an exaggeratedscale.

a is the cigarette-case, and b is the tobacco, which is filled into thesaid case in the ordinary manner, except that a portion of the case a isleft empty at one end thereof.

0 is the Wad of absorbent material, the said wad being advantageously offelt stamped out of a felt sheet, and d is the cylindrical portion ofthe thimble, into which the said felt or other wad c isplaced, and whichis adapted to be inserted into the empty end of the cigarette-case a, asclearly shown in Fig. 1.

The thimble is formed, as above mentioned, of suitable material, such aspaper, cork, thin sheet metal or foil. It may conveniently be stamped inthe form of a blank of star shape, as shown in Fig. 5, the arms-of thestar being turned over to form the thimble, as shown in Fig. 3.

d d are the perforations with which the end cl is provided for thepassage of air and smoke. I have found it preferable to place a disk e,of muslin or other suitable material, between the wad c and the end (1'.

f is the strip of paper, cork, thin sheet metal or foil, which is placedaround the end of the cigarette to form the mouthpiece in the ordinaryWay.

With cigarettes manufactured in the abovedescribed manner practically nonicotine can enter the mouth of the smoker, as it is arrested by thepassage of the smoke through the absorbent wad c, which, together withthe thimble end 01, also prevents the tobacco from coming into contactwith the lips of the smoker.

Having now particularly described and as certained the nature of my saidinvention and in what manner the same is to be performed, I declare thatwhat I claim is 1. A cigarette comprising a tubular wrapper, the filler,a thimble lying entirely within one end of said wrapper and having itsend flush with the end of the cigarette and provided withsmoke-apertures, and a wad of absorbent material filling said thimble,substantially as described.

2'. A cigarette comprising a tubular wrapper, the filler, a thimbleformed of a single piece of impervious sheet material having a centralcircular portion forming the end of the thimble and projecting portionsfolded perpendicular to the plane of the circular portion to form thelateral wall of the thimble, said thimble lying entirely within one endof said wrapper and having its endiiush with the end of the wrapper, anda wad of absorbent material within said thimble, substantially asdescribed.

3. Acigarette comprising the tubular wrapper, a filler, a thimble withinone end of the wrapper having smoke-apertures in its end,

a layer of fabric covering said apertures and an absorbent Wad within.said thimble, sub stantially as described.

4. A cigarette comprising the tubular wrapper, a filler, a thimble lyingwholly within a Wrapper which contains said thimble, subone end of theWrapper, having its closed end stantially as described. flush with theend of the wrapper and provided with smoke-apertures, a layer of fabric5 covering said apertures within the thimble, Witnesses:

a wad of absorbent material within said thirn- JOHN E. BOUSFIELD, bioand a mouthpiece surrounding the end of C. G. REDFERN.

ISAAC VORON.

